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What river was India named after?
India is the name of this region used in roman history and books. The "sindh" is the name river indus. "sind" in persian and arabic accent becomes "hind" when roman get to know about "hind" from persians and arabics, they say it "ind" as they cannot say "hind". Now sind to hind to ind. Now river name in roman ends with "us" so "indus" and country name ends with "ia" so india.
Where did the first people in India settle?
Along the Ganges River. Because it was believed this was the holy river and for many other reasons.
Why does people brush their teeth in the river ganges?
because they think is a holy place
Where is situated badrinath in which river?
Badrinath is a Holy place of pilgrimage for the Hindus and is in the state of Uttarakhand, India close to the Alaknanda river
What river is the longest in India?
The Indus RiverGanga is the longest river of India. The total length of the Ganga river from its source to its mouth (measured along the Hughli) is 2525 km of which 1450 km is in the Uttar Pradesh, 445 km in Bihar and 520 km in West Bengal. The remaining 110 km stretch of the Ganga forms the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.The longest river in India is Ganges. It is also known as the Ganga. The Hindus consider this river to be holy. It forms the largest delta in the world, this delta is known as Sunderban.GangaThe longest river of India is the Indus River, which is 3,200 kilometers long. The second longest river is the Brahmaputra River at 2,900 kilometers.
When was The Holy River created?
The Holy River was created in 1995.
Which sea does river yamuna falls into?
Yamuna river meets with Ganga river near Allahabad, the city of Uttar Pradesh. The holy place is called Sangam.
The Ganga is the holy river Sentence is correct?
The Ganga is one of the most famous holy rivers in India and flows from the Himalayas downwards..it is most visited by pilgrims and is a very important river.
Why did the Indus Valley Civilization respect animals?
They respected animals because they believed that animals were holy and the Indus valley civilization did not believe in violence.
What is the most holy river for Muslims?
There is no holy river for Muslims or for Islam religion.
Why river Ganges is important?
the river ganges is supposedly the holiest of the "holy trinity" of rivers in India.(the indus,the brahmaputra and the ganges..).. and yes even though the banks of the river are completely filled with piles of garbage and there are hundreds of mutilated bodies floating in it... it is still considered to be extremely pure and it is a longheld Hindu tradition of washing away all of your life sins by dipping your self in the holy ganges.... that is if you are willing to take the risk
Is the river ganges important?
the river ganges is supposedly the holiest of the "holy trinity" of rivers in India.(the indus,the brahmaputra and the ganges..).. and yes even though the banks of the river are completely filled with piles of garbage and there are hundreds of mutilated bodies floating in it... it is still considered to be extremely pure and it is a longheld Hindu tradition of washing away all of your life sins by dipping your self in the holy ganges.... that is if you are willing to take the risk
